A Cabinet minister has said it would be “utterly, utterly unacceptable” if under-fire minister Sir Gavin Williamson did tell a senior civil servant to “slit your throat”.
Rishi Sunak is under increasing pressure over his decision to bring his ally back into Government after The Guardian reported fresh incendiary allegations about his conduct, with a Ministry of Defence (MoD) official telling the newspaper Sir Gavin made the remarks in front of colleagues in a meeting, and on another occasion told them to “jump out of the window”.
